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Monday, June 29, 2009

CIA TOPPLES HONDURAN PRESIDENT TO PROTECT DRUGS TRADE?

Honduras

In 2008, Manuel Zelaya, the president of Honduras, openly called for the legalization of drugs as a way to tackle drug-trafficking violence.

Gen. Gustavo Alvarez Martinez, who directed Battalion 316, received strong U.S. support - even after he told a U.S. ambassador that he intended to use the Argentine method of eliminating subversives.

By 1983, when Alvarez's oppressive methods were well known to the U.S. Embassy, the Reagan administration awarded him the Legion of Merit for "encouraging the success of democratic processes in Honduras."

A CIA officer went frequently to a secret jail known as INDUMIL, where torture was conducted.

"Reportedly, the CIA and elements of the CIA-backed military in Honduras have been involved in the drugs trade." Reportedly by who? This article just makes assumptions and offers no facts. I have assumed the same thing, but have no proof (which I'm sure will come out soon). When you look at the history of U.S. involvement in Honduras (specifically with the Contras - Enrique Bermudez) it's only logical that the C.I.A. (and probably DEA, NSA, and DIA) were heavily involved in the recent coup d'etat.